你都在场吗 我不在
“were you present? I was not.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这些视频拍摄的时候
“When these videos were recorded,”
你 都在场吗 我不在
“were you present? I was not.”
“I had nothing to do with this, so do not drag me into it.”
People often hasten to clarify non-involvement when questionable or legally sensitive actions are being scrutinized.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be present / on the scene
Used in formal or legal contexts to describe being physically present when an event occurred.
Transforms the initial clause into a standard yes-no question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You should be staying at the police station. Why did you come out?”
“- Stay there. - No, no. I won't watch from here. I'll go inside.”
“you were there at the time? Telling you something that clearly doesn't help me, why would I?”
“It would have been great if you were there too.”
“”
“You should be in the front courtyard. What are you doing out here?”